The Penn's Grove record., 1887-05-14

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Gently fel aud broke his lee.
Tie Lutheran church at Friesburg.
this county, is in want Of q pastor.
Rev. j. W. Grant has erected q
fence around the NJ. T.. Pmsor age.
Some thief stole "a watch and som,
money from Josiah Holton's residence
last week.
The May showers viii not only bring
sweet MAY flowers but a good crop .
grass for Tie farmers.
Augustus Cam, of Camden, a former
resident and undertaken, Of Pennsgroye,
has been visiting in this yaeinity.
Henry Barber has had the remains OF
his sons Frank, and John removed
from Emmanuel to Riyeryiew cemetery
A child ut the Cove has caught the
measles, it is thought, 10y letters sent
from a family IN Camden whose child
had them.
The early potatoes are no sooner up
than the Colorado Bette attacks item
Talk about potato boss! You should
lust see them along the river shore and
on the river. There is any quantity OF
them.
No. 1G engine of the Wilmington
and n Jrthern railroad, which is con-
troIIpd 10y the DuPonts, is now in use
on the Delaware River railroad in place
of the West Jersey locomotive which
has been returned.
r. G. Brick has transferred his agency
for the Planet. Jr,, %cultivatois, and
corn coverers to G. V. Dolbow q Sou.
After reading their ad. in another col
umi call on them when you want any
Of these implements.
A cow belonging To David Jones,
who lives on the Newell farm, on the
Eisinboro road. gored two mules aud a
mare belonging to Mr.. Jones, day
last week. one of the mules was dis
emboweled, willie the adder of The
maze was tom out.
Messrs. ). Il. Leap & Son have re-
Gently had erected in theirstore a rapid
transit commune zion between each
counter and the office for Che change
of money by one cashier. The money
is put in Il wooden box and sent flying
across a wire by pulling a cord, 1T
is a great Improvement in a country
store. Mr.. leap invites all to visit the
store to see it.
DR.. L. G. Shortlidge. Of Whining
ton is a scientific fish oulturist, not Tor
pay. but because OF a natural liking fol-
il. He has a fish Matching establish
ment at the B~randywine mills where
he pursues tire business of p~ropdgating
various kinds of fish. On Monday he
released $500, ESQ stad fry in the Bran
DIVINE which came from a station be
low Have de Grace, Md.
Capt. James a, Denny, who runs The
shad carrying tug with his brother sam
nel NJ, slipped and hurt his leg last
week so he had to feturn home last
Saturday night, During the past week
lie has been 50 bad as to be confined
to his couch as the attending physician
thought the bruise would gather and
break. His friends will be pleased
that the latest reports are that he Is
getting better.
Two Of the large ailigators brought
from Florida and recently exhibited al
Salem by Capt. Eddie Smith of l. a.
Creek. have died. The five young alli-
gators in the bay window Of the RE.
oRD office got over their basht1lhess
last week aud began to eat for the first
time since they were caught, three
months ago. a little fresh beet and
the warm sunshine have made them
lively as criekets.
Shad fishing during the past week
has been good but the price remains
low. The catches have ranged from
20 to 100 to a net a day. Owing tc
the large number Of sllad being caught
in the Hudson river aud the warm
weather the fish have cleared only about
SO per hundred. This is cheap living
TO those who like fish. Three or four
pounds of fish at y Or 10 cents IS chea-
Der than beef at 1901 20 cents a pound.
Delaware shad fishermen havea't
much faith in the Government efforts
to propagate these fish. Old Captain
Gossar, Of Gloucester, probab J voiced
the average sentiment when he said
let the Guv'ment keep its tarna.
Fish hawks an sieh, to hmm. All
the 6uv'ment has to do ter make sliad
thicker N Jersey skeeters is ter make
laws ASH let God m the shad tend the
prop'gat'n wax theirsel's, They knows
their busiuessl'
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society Of the Camden District vii
hold its annual meeting on next Tues
day, 18th, in Haddonield in the after
noon and evening. Miss Cushman, d
returned missionary from China, win be
present and lecture on her work there.
As the President has Left The District,
| Mrs. W. Margeum, Of Pennsgroye, The
first Vice President viii preside, A
late train will leave H%addondeld, ar
irving at Camden at 1907.
The many friends Of the late Rev. G
Elviu, the young aud popular pasto0
Of st. Paul's NJ e. Church will b.
glad to know that an effort is being
made to raise a fund 10 erect q monu
ment to his memory at his grave. a